налёт

uncommon #5454

nounmasculineinanimateuncountable

1.
raid, air raid, holdup, surprise attack
Ночью был налёт на банк.
There was a raid on the bank during the night.
Used both of military air raids and of armed robberies; often with на + accusative.
2.
coating, film, deposit, plaque (on teeth)
На зуба́х появи́лся жёлтый налёт.
A yellow plaque has appeared on the teeth.
Of dust soot rust or a coating on the teeth or tongue.
3.
touch, tinge, hint, air
В слова́х был налёт грусти.
There was a touch of sadness in his words.
Figurative; usually налёт + genitive.

Examples

В углу шкафа появился плесневый налёт.
A moldy deposit appeared in the corner of the cupboard.
Кристаллы, сублимировавшиеся при нагревании, превратились в тонкий налёт.
The crystals that had sublimated when heated turned into a thin deposit.
Врач заметил дифтеритный налёт в горле.
The doctor noticed a diphtheritic coating in the throat.
На стенах фабрики лежал сажевый налёт.
A sooty deposit covered the factory walls.
Известковый налёт появился на старой посуде.
Limescale has formed on the old dishes.
Стены дома покрылись белесоватым налётом от времени.
Over time, the walls of the house became covered with a whitish deposit.
Горло у ребенка обложено белым налетом.
The child's throat is coated with a white deposit.
Зенитная батарея прикрывала город от налётов.
An anti-aircraft battery protected the city from air raids.